Stockton Animal Shelter in second place in contest; block party Aug. 30-31

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By The Record

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By The Record

Posted Aug. 19, 2014 at 1:30 PM

By The Record

Posted Aug. 19, 2014 at 1:30 PM

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STOCKTON – With fewer than two weeks remaining in a national competition to win $100,000, the Stockton Animal Shelter has risen to second place in the contest.

The shelter is hoping a weekend block party Aug. 30-31, the last two days of the contest, will help it win the ASPCA Rachael Ray $100,000 Challenge.

The summer-long competition will reward the shelter that shows the greatest reduction in its rate of euthanizing animals. The winner is expected to be announced in October.

“We need the Stockton community to come out and work with us to win first place,” said Stephanie Hong of the San Francisco SPCA, which has been providing assistance to the Stockton shelter in recent years.